grammicolepidid
grammicolepidid noun: any of the family Grammicolepididae of the deep-sea fishes, called tinselfishes.
Noun
grammicolepidid (plural grammicolepidids)
- Any of the family Grammicolepididae of the deep-sea fishes, called tinselfishes.
- However, the peculiar Grammicolepididae may be rather closely allied to the Oreosomatidae, and the spikes or hooks seen on the sides of some grammicolepidids (see especially Barnard, 1940, p. 11 and plate, on Xenolepidichthys americanus in South Africa) may be the homologues of the "hills" of...1956, Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin, Volume 7, Division of Systematic Biology, Stanford University, page 91
- Only zanclids, caproids, luvarids, menids, grammicolepidids and perhaps siganids and leiognathids have larvae that could be confused with acanthurids.2004, Jeffrey M. Leis, Brooke M. Carson-Ewart, The Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes: An Identification Guide to Marine Fish Larvae, page 681
- Synonyms:
- tinselfish
Synonyms of grammicolepidid
Forms of grammicolepidid
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Questions about grammicolepidid
- What does grammicolepidid mean?
- Grammicolepidid means any of the family Grammicolepididae of the deep-sea fishes, called tinselfishes.
- What part of speech is grammicolepidid?
- Grammicolepidid is a noun.
- What is the plural of grammicolepidid?
- The plural of grammicolepidid is grammicolepidids.
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